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Plant Camellia sinensis (Theaceae)

Common Names
Tea
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
NADP-DEPENDENT-ALCOHOL-DEHYDROGENASE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NARINGENIN 56 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NARINGENIN-FRUCTOSYL-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NEO-CHLOROGENIC-ACID 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NERAL 4 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NEROL 10 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NEROLIDOL 11 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NEROLIDOL 11 Shoot 800.0 1200.0 3.24 Duke, 1992 *
NH3 0 Leaf not available 400.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Leaf 46.0 76.0 -0.26 Duke, 1992 *
NICOTIFLORIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NICOTINIC-ACID 11 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NONA-TRANS-2,CIS-6-DIEN-1-AL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NONA-TRANS-2-CIS-4-DIEN-1-AL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NONA-TRANS-2-EN-1-AL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NONA-TRANS-2-TRANS-4-DIEN-1-AL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NONAN-1-AL 0 Shoot 400.0 600.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NONAN-2-OL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NONAN-2-ONE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
O-CRESOL 6 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antitumor (Stomach) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 9 Cancer Research, 48: 5941.
Antitussive 3 Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
Antitympanitic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiulcer 28 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcerogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiuremic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiurethrotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiuricosuric 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antivaccinia 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antivaginitic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antivaricose 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antivertigo 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 37 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antivulvitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiwrinkle 2 Martindale's 28th
Antixerophthalmic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiyeast 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anxiolytic 6 Duke, 1992 *